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0363/2016 - Health needs of rural population in environmental conflict facing setting of Irrigated Perimeters
Necessidades de saúde de camponeses em conflito ambiental frente à instalação de Perímetros Irrigados

Author:

• Andrezza Graziella Veríssimo Pontes - PONTES, A.G.V. - Mossoró, RN - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - UERN, Faculdade de Enfermagem - <andrezzagazi@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• RAQUEL MARIA RIGOTTO - RIGOTTO, Raquel Maria - Universidade Federal do Ceará ( UFC), Departamento de Saúde Comunitária - <raquelrigotto@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-3221
• Jennifer Vale e Silva - Vale e Silva, Jennifer - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Faculdade de Ciências Biomédicas - <jennifer_vale@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

The changes in Brazilian agricultural scenario have configured the ways of life in the countryside, with repercussions on the health of the rural population. The objective is to analyze health needs of farmers, identified by a collective of actors of University, Health System and social movements. Active research, which group was formed by community health workers, workers in Reference Center in Occupational Health, university professor and representatives of social movements. There were semi-structured interviews, field visits, workshops and seminars. The thematic categorization revealed five sets of health needs: the need for revision of the agrarian development model, the need for good living conditions, need for social mobilization, need to avoid the use of pesticides and the need for the SUS (Unified Health System) performance. The dialogue of knowledge and exchange of experience potentiated the recognition of health needs that require intersectoral action. Health needs must be understood in the context of the territories to which the individuals and groups belong, recognizing the complexity of social, economic, cultural and environmental issues.

Keywords:

Needs and demands of health servicesEnvironmental HealthWorker HealthHealth of Rural PopulationsPublic Policies

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PONTES, A.G.V., RIGOTTO, Raquel Maria, Vale e Silva, Jennifer. Health needs of rural population in environmental conflict facing setting of Irrigated Perimeters. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jul). [Citado em 28/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/health-needs-of-rural-population-in-environmental-conflict-facing-setting-of-irrigated-perimeters/15789?id=15789&id=15789



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